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'Bubs' back ahead of Brazil blockbuster

Melissa 'Bubs' Barbieri has been named in a Matildas training camp ahead of two glamour clashes with Brazil in Brisbane next month.

Melissa 'Bubs' Barbieri has been named in a Matildas training camp ahead of two glamour clashes with Brazil in Brisbane next month.

Westfield Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus has selected 31 players for a training camp to be held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra from 22 - 28 March.

Coming off the back of a seventh placing at the Cyprus Women-s Cup, De Reus will be using this camp to prepare her players for the upcoming two-match series against Brazil in Brisbane new next month and the AFC Women-s Asian Cup which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from from 14-25 May.

“It-s fantastic that we have been able to have a number of camps close together over the past couple of months to prepare ourselves,” said de Reus.

“We will be using our performance against France at the Cyprus Women-s Cup as the starting point to improve ourselves.

“During this camp we will also focus on how to play against Brazil who are a quality opposition.

“I will also be keeping an eye on various players in relation to their possible selection in the final squad for the AFC Women-s Asian Cup,” concluded de Reus.

Following the training camp, the Westfield Matildas will play two international friendly matches against the Brazilian Women-s National Football Team at Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre in Brisbane on Sunday 6 & Wednesday 9 April 2014 respectively.

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The match between the Westfield Matildas and Brazil that will be played on Sunday 6 April will be broadcast live and exclusive on ABC TV.

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